SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER 



human habitations, where it preys upon rats, 

 mice and the occupants of the poultry yard. 

 This mink has nothing to boast of in the 

 way of fur, but skins are shipped in great 

 numbers from North China to Europe under 

 the name of weasel. 



The Chinese name, " Huang hsu lang," 

 means " Yellow rat wolf." 



7. Mustela sp. 



One skin from the Ning-wu district in 

 West Shansi. 



A small musteline, closely resembling in 

 colour the foregoing species, but having a 

 much shorter tail. As yet this specimen 

 cannot be identified. 



8. Mustela larvata, Hodgson. 



Three incomplete specimens (two skins 



and one skull). Wu-tsai, 20 miles W. of 



Ning-wu Fu, Shansi. 6,000 ft.(?) 



These specimens were indistinguishable 



from those secured in Kansu on the Clark 



Expedition, though the winter fur showed a 



distinct lightening in colour, one skin being 



almost white. So far, this species has not 



been discovered east of the Wu-tsai plain, 



though the natives of K'uei-hua-ch'eng, North 



Shansi, described an animal very similar to 



this polecat. 



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